A NOTE FROM JOURNALISM UTOPIA:
Swedish daily Svenska dagbladet today reveals a case of trying to find sources within the Swedish armed forces serving in Afghanistan. The sources has spoken to the paper about lack of security for Swedish soldiers in Afghanistan.
It is of course against the constitution and a severe crime in Sweden to try to find the sources. So the military is promising a prompt invistigation and here are todays quotes from Swedish radio:
Håkan Syrén, Chief of Army Staff: "If investigation of sources has occurred it is very problematic. I am very upset. It is completely clear to me and my staff what is written in the constitution. It is totally clear to us that you do not investigate sources."
Sten Tolgfors, Defence Minister: "The allegations are serious. I expect that all authorities that answer to me follow the rules and regulations that are there and that one respects rules on protection of sources and so on. That is the responsibility of the authorities and they have to obey by those rules."
/SK
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I am so eager to know the latest developments of this case.I Also wonder who is going to resign this time and to what extent the Swedish Democracy applied on journalism.
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